January 6th, 1699

Born on January 6th, 1699

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on January 6th?

January 6th, 2014

The first episode of the documentary series Benefits Street aired on Channel 4, prompting discussion in the United Kingdom about welfare dependency.

January 6th, 1972

A brawl broke out between players, fans, and police officers during an ice hockey game between the Philadelphia Flyers and the St. Louis Blues in Philadelphia.

January 6th, 2021

Supporters of then-outgoing U.S. president Donald Trump attack the United States Capitol to disrupt certification of the 2020 presidential election, resulting in five deaths and evacuation of the U.S. Congress.

January 6th, 1994

Two-time American Olympic figure-skating medalist Nancy Kerrigan was hit on the leg with a police baton by an assailant hired by the ex-husband of her rival Tonya Harding.

January 6th, 1960

National Airlines Flight 2511, traveling from New York City to Miami, exploded in mid-air due to a bomb placed by an unknown party, resulting in the deaths of all 34 people on board.

January 6th, 1953

The inaugural Asian Socialist Conference, an organisation of socialist political parties, opened in Rangoon with 177 delegates, observers and fraternal guests.

January 6th, 1941

During his State of the Union address, U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt presented his Four Freedoms (composite poster depicted) as fundamental freedoms that all people ought to enjoy.

January 6th, 1912

German geophysicist Alfred Wegener presented his theory of continental drift, the precursor of plate tectonics, to the German Geological Society.

January 6th, 1907

Italian educator Maria Montessori opened her first school and day-care centre for working-class children in Rome, employing a philosophy of education that now bears her name.

January 6th, 1724

Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen, a Bach cantata for Epiphany, was first performed in Leipzig.

January 6th, 1540

King Henry VIII of England married his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves; the marriage was annulled six months later.

January 6th, 1536

The oldest European school of higher learning in the Americas, the Colegio de Santa Cruz, was founded in Tlatelolco, Mexico City.

January 6th, 1449

Four years before the fall of Constantinople, Constantine XI Palaiologos (pictured) assumed the throne as the last Byzantine emperor.

January 6th, 1322

Stefan Dečanski was crowned King of Serbia, succeeding his half-brother Stefan Konstantin, whom he later defeated in battle.

January 6th, 1066

Harold Godwinson, the last Anglo-Saxon monarch before the Norman Conquest, was crowned King of England.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 6th

Born on January 6th, 1699

70

Philipp Friedrich Hiller

German parson, hymnwriter

*January 6th, 1699, Mühlacker †April 24th, 1769, Steinheim am Albuch

Same year
Born in 1699

77

Johann Georg von Langen

German politician (1699-1776)

*March 22nd, 1699, Oberstadt †May 25th, 1776, Jægersborg

84

Johann Adolf Hasse

German composer, singer and teacher (1699-1783)

*March 25th, 1699, Bergedorf †December 16th, 1783, Venice

54

Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff

German artist (1699-1753)

*February 17th, 1699, Krosno Odrzańskie †September 16th, 1753, Berlin

39

Ferdinand Maria Innocenz of Bavaria

Bavarian prince and imperial field marshal

*August 5th, 1699, City of Brussels †December 9th, 1738, Munich

73

Anselm Desing

German philosopher, historian and jurist (1699-1772)

*March 15th, 1699, Amberg †December 17th, 1772, Ensdorf

74

Johann Georg Estor

German jurist

*June 6th, 1699, Schweinsberg †October 25th, 1773, Marburg

79

Leonardus Offerhaus

German university professor, author and historian (1699-1779)

*November 18th, 1699, Hamm †October 18th, 1779, Groningen

48

Wigand Kahler

(1699-1747)

*March 27th, 1699, Wollmar †November 14th, 1747, Rinteln

68

John Martyn

British botanist (1699-1768)

*September 12th, 1699, London †January 29th, 1768, Chelsea

68

Paul Gottlieb Werlhof

German physician

*March 24th, 1699, Helmstedt †July 26th, 1767, Hanover

82

Gregorio Mayans

Historian, linguist and writer

*May 9th, 1699, Oliva †December 21st, 1781, Valencia

73

Jan Zach

Czech composer and organist

*November 13th, 1699, Čelákovice †May 24th, 1773, Ellwangen

81

Friederike of Württemberg-Neuenstadt

Lady superior (died 1781)

*July 27th, 1699, Neuenstadt am Kocher †May 8th, 1781, Neuenstadt am Kocher

60

Alamgir II

14th Mughal Emperor

*June 6th, 1699, Multan †November 29th, 1759, Mughal Empire

69

Johann Christoph von Dreyhaupt

German judge and historian (1699-1768)

*April 20th, 1699, Halle (Saale) †December 13th, 1768, Halle (Saale)

78

Bernard de Jussieu

French botanist (1699-1777)

*August 17th, 1699, Lyon †November 6th, 1777, Paris

53

Anna Maria of Liechtenstein

Princess of Liechtenstein

*September 11th, 1699, Vienna †January 20th, 1753, Vienna

54

Bertrand-François Mahé de La Bourdonnais

French admiral and colonial governor (1699-1753)

*February 11th, 1699, Saint-Malo †November 10th, 1753, Paris

90

Étienne Jeaurat

Painter (1699-1789)

*February 9th, 1699, Paris †December 14th, 1789, Versailles

18

Anna Leszczyńska

Daughter of Stanislas Leszczynski, king of Poland

*May 25th, 1699, Trzebnica †June 20th, 1717, Zweibrücken

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1699 is a normal year and no leap year.

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